Thursday, December 28, 2023

Signal Light

Signal Light 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Purple hackle barbs tied short

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel

Body - Rear quarter, dubbed with fluorescent fire orange lamb's wool; the second quarter, dubbed with fluorescent chartreuse lamb's wool; the front half, black chenille

Wing - Strands of blue, pearl, claret, and green Flashabou Accent (or substitutes) mixed and tied over the body, with an overwing of black marabou

Hackle - Purple tied on as a collar and tied back

Randall Kaufmann of Portland, Oregon, originated this pattern.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

Thunder and Lightning, Polly's


Thunder and Lightning, Polly's 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Golden pheasant tippet

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel

Body - Dubbed with black lamb's wool

Hackle - Fluorescent fire orange tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Dyed dark brown bucktail tied over the body

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute

E. H. "Polly" Rosborough of Chiloquin, Oregon, originated this variation of a popular Atlantic salmon fly pattern.

Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson

Dunkeld

Dunkeld

Hook - Single salmon

Threat - Black

Tag - Fine oval gold tinsel 

Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather topped by red hackle fibers half as long 

Butt - Black ostrich herl 

Body - Embossed gold tinsel 

Hackle - Hot orange as a wet fly collar

Wing - A small mixed bunch of red, yellow, and blue bucktail topped by red fox squirrel tail fibers 

Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes (or equivalent) (second eye showing)

The Book of Fly Patterns: Over 1,000 Patterns for the Construction of Artificial Flies - Eric Leiser